Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Abuse ❯ The Month is up ( Chapter 6 )

Sorry for being late, but it was only one day, so no big deal. R&R please! * * *

On the last day of Yusuke being grounded, Kuwabara sighed in relief. Shizuru hadn’t blabbed their secret, and soon Yusuke wouldn’t be grounded, so he could get away from his mother more often.

He was just surprised that they hadn’t gotten a mission from the Spirit World that month. Hiei and Kurama had insisted on training on the weekend at Genkai’s, so Kuwabara came because it was something to do.

The next day, since Yusuke didn’t come to school, Kuwabara went to visit him again. Atsuko let him in, and Yusuke was in his room just like last time, but before Kuwabara even entered the room, he could tell something was wrong. His Spirit Energy seemed really low.

“Urameshi? You okay?” Kuwabara sat on the end of the bed and looked at Yusuke.

He didn’t look much different from last time, so Kuwabara didn’t understand why his Spirit Energy was so low.

“C’mon, Urameshi, wake up.”

“Shut up, mother… leave me ‘lone… please…”

Kuwabara frowned. Why would Yusuke be saying please? If he hated how his mother treated him, he wouldn’t be saying please.

He shook Yusuke’s shoulder. “Wake up, already! I’m not your ma!”

Yusuke cringed. “No, mom, stop it…”

Kuwabara growled. “C’mon, Urameshi! Wake up, already!”

Yusuke stirred, then opened his eyes. “…Kuwa? Why’re you here?”

“Because you’re not grounded anymore, and I wanted to see if you were okay.”

“What, you like me or somethin’?”

“No! Geez, why does everyone keep asking me that? Whatever, Urameshi, we gotta go.”

“Why? I don’t think I can go anywhere…”

Kuwabara blinked. “But I thought you weren’t grounded anymore…”

“That’s not what I meant, you idiot! I mean, I don’t think that I can move.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?”

“I mean, I’m too tired to move!”

Kuwabara was confused. “How does that work out? Just stand up.”

Yusuke rolled his eyes. “Fine, I’ll try, but don’t be too hopeful.”

He sat up, then stood up slowly. He smiled, but as he took a step, he wobbled and put his right hand onto the wall to steady himself, forgetting that arm was broken.

Yusuke gasped and fell to his knees, holding his right arm close to him.

“What happened, Urameshi?”

“What? You don’t have eyes now?” Yusuke snapped.

“I don’t know what happened these last three weeks, Urameshi! You gotta explain this to me!”

Yusuke sighed. “Whatever. Okay, when you left three weeks ago, my mom was mad at me, and she broke my arm. In the three weeks following, she found something to hit me for almost every day, and when she didn’t have a reason, she got herself drunk, so she’d hit me anyway.”

Yusuke got up and sat on the bed. “I’m so tired…” He lay on his left, ignoring the cuts on his shoulder. They were almost healed, anyway, just like the marks on his back. But Atsuko would be making new ones soon, he knew it.

The boys heard the front door close, and Kuwabara saw Atsuko walking away.

“Hey Urameshi! Your mom’s leaving!”

“Yeah, so?”

“You can come to my house, and you can stay there for a little. Sis won’t object.”

Yusuke narrowed his eyes. “You just saw that I can’t walk. How can I go to your house?”

“I could help you walk,” Kuwabara offered. “You could lean on my shoulder.”

“In public? No way, Kuwa.”

Kuwabara rolled his eyes. “Fine then, maybe I can give you some of my energy so can walk on your own.”

Yusuke nodded. “Sure.”

Kuwabara put a hand on Yusuke’s chest and concentrated. They both felt something like a spark, and Yusuke felt a little better.

“That’s enough, Kuwa.” He stood up carefully, and smiled when he could walk.

Kuwabara was a little surprised by something, though. “Urameshi-”

“Not now, Kuwa. Let’s get to your house before my ma gets back.”

Kuwabara sighed and nodded. He’d discuss it later. * * *  

As they entered Kuwabara’s house, Shizuru came into the entranceway as well.

“Hey, bro, I see you’ve brought your friend over.”

Kuwabara nodded. “And I think you know why.”

“Yeah. Now don’t bother me, I’ll be in my room though, if you really need me.”

Kuwabara rolled his eyes. “She says don’t bother her, but then she says she’ll be in her room. Girls…”

Yusuke chuckled. “Yeah, girls are weird, but I like hanging with some of them, like Keiko, and maybe Botan.”

Kuwabara nodded. “Yeah. C’mon, let’s go up to my room.”

They entered Kuwabara’s room, and Yusuke sat on the bed.

“So, what’re we gonna do?” he asked.

Kuwabara shrugged. “I dunno, maybe play some catch?”

Yusuke nodded. “Okay. You got a ball?”

“Yeah, I got a football in here somewhere…”

Kuwabara started searching through a box. A few moments later, he held up a football.

“Lets go play, Urameshi!”

They played catch for about ten minutes, each one catching every throw the other made. Then Yusuke started missing some and his throws were getting harder to catch.

“Urameshi, maybe we’d better stop,” Kuwabara said uncertainly as Yusuke missed another pass.

“No, Kuwa! I wanna keep playing!”

Kuwabara sighed. “Fine. But it’ll be your fault if you collapse.”

Yusuke rolled his eyes. “Yeah, yeah.”

After fifteen minutes, Yusuke was panting for breath, while Kuwabara was still at normal energy.

“How long are you going this up, Urameshi?” he asked.

“Until… you’re tired… too!” Yusuke replied. He raised the ball and threw it as heard as he could.

Kuwabara caught the ball easily, grinning, but then his expression turned anxious as Yusuke swayed and fell to his knees.

“Urameshi! Are you okay?” Kuwabara yelled, kneeling next to Yusuke. “I told you we should have stopped…”

Yusuke fought to stay awake, but he was so tired… maybe he should rest. * * *  

“Urameshi! C’mon, wake up, man!”

Yusuke stirred, then became aware of something soft and warm against his back and on his stomach. ‘Wait… wasn’t I wearing a jacket?’

Yusuke shot up, bringing his arms over his chest, and startling Eikichi off of him. He was in Kuwabara’s room, on his bed.

“It’s okay, Urameshi. We saw.” Kuwabara’s face seemed sad. “That’s why you collapsed. Why didn’t you tell me?”

“Because it was none of your business,” Yusuke snapped. “Now give me back my jacket.”

Kuwabara handed it to him, and Yusuke slipped it on and buttoned it, with some difficulty from his injured arm.

“Urameshi.. I was wonderin’… how could you play catch with a broken arm?”

“I dunno, it was easy enough after a bit. Then I just had to get tired.”

“Well, do you want something to eat?”

Yusuke remembered his mother’s words, and the punishment he had gotten for taking Kuwabara’s candy bar.

“Um… no thanks, Kuwa.”

Kuwabara frowned. “Why not?”

“I- I just don’t, okay?”

They sat in silence for a few minutes, each not knowing what to say.

“Hey little bro! Bring Yusuke down! It’s dinner!”

“Well, you gotta come, Urameshi, whether you’re going to eat or not.”

Yusuke growled. “Fine.”   * * *  

So, what d’you think? The next chapter might take a little longer to write, but I’ll see what I can do. Ja ne!

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